respundre1 (c.1141)

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respundre1 (c.1141)

[gdw]

[ FEW: *3,312b exponere; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: 8,1070 respondre 2; DEAF:  espondre (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  re-expound v.; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
respoundre; 
p.p.pl. respouns  

v.a.

1to expound, explain
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Dunc ot des la Nativited Oit cenz anz li siecle durez E dis e nof anz de surplus, Si cum es livres est espuns (var. (L: s.xiii2) respouns)  3232
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dites l'avisiun, Nus la vus respundrum  (ms. respunderum)  182
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E si vodraie meuz autri reisun Oir [...] Ke respundre devant lai gent Ceo ke a pure clerigé apent  943
to explain in another language, translate
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  voil translater la vie, De latin respundre en rumanz  33

v.n.

1to expound, explain
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Rome fud chef de tut le mund Si cum le livre nus respund  32
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] sicum le livere aprés respunt  1695
espundre 
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